From a canyon-like podium for the man effigy to a solar-powered battery library for artists, here are 10 large-scale installations from this year's Burning Man festival in Nevada captured by photographer Gurpreet Chawla.
Teams of artists, designers and volunteers gathered with thousands of visitors for the yearly Burning Man event, constructing inhabitations, art and music infrastructure.
Materials are brought in to construct installations, including the massive temple and effigy, which are designed by different teams every year and are burned at the end of the festival.
"Whether during sunrise, daytime, sunset or night; clear skies or dust storms ? the playa gives a wonderful range of conditions to see these works of art, and having a camera nearby to capture these moments is a dream for many a photographer," photographer and yearly attendee Gurpreet Chawla told Dezeen. "These pieces are not just impressive because of superlatives," Chawla said.
"Standing in front of the pieces every year, the ingenuity of the idea takes me and its design, the architectural vision and serious engineering that preceded its journey to playa, and if you can make it to build week ? the complex logistics and construction work that goes into making them a reality," he added.
"And all of this to stand stoically in the desert, waiting to be discovered."
The work ranges from the sculptural to the functional, and the materials used vary widely. Some incorporat...